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| Saturday, 13 December 2003 |
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FEB chief remanded until Dec. 16 by Sarath Malalasekera Foreign Employment Bureau (FEB) Chairman Susantha Fernando was remanded until December 26 by Colombo Acting Magistrate K. Kanapathypillai yesterday evening when he was produced before him by Bribery and Corruption Commission officials under the Bribery Act. On an application by Rienzie Arsasacularatne, PC, Senior Counsel for Fernando, the Magistrate directed the Prisons authorities to produce the suspect before Colombo Chief Magistrate and Additional District Judge, A. A. R. Heiyanthuduwa on Monday, for further legal submissions. Remanding Fernando, the Magistrate observed that according to reports before court forwarded by the Bribery and Corruption Commission officers, the Government had lost several millions of rupees. Bribery and Corruption Commission officials reported to court that they investigated a complaint by D. C. Harischandra against Fernando in connection with over Rs. 25 million money belonging to the FEB. President's Counsel Arasacularatne moving for bail submitted that the report before court is bad in law. The Bribery and Corruption Commission is not functioning. They had not submitted a certificate from the Commission to remand the suspect. Earlier, Heiyanthuduwa directed Immigration and Emigration Controller not to allow Fernando to leave the country until the completion of the investigations against him under the Bribery Act. Rienzie Arasacularatne PC with Asoka Weerasuriya, Chandima Fernando, Harin Gomes and Sanjeewa Edirisinghe appeared for Fernando. The Magistrate also directed the prison authorities to produce the suspect before a heart specialist when the defence counsel informed that his client was suffering from a heart ailment. |
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